San Francisco-based business software manufacturer Intuit bought document hosting and sharing service Santa Monica-based Docstoc for an undisclosed amount to power up its small business division.
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TDR Capital to exit 8% stake in British life insurer Phoenix Group
Private equity firm TDR Capital will sell half of its entire stake in insurance company Phoenix Group for about GBP127 million. TDR will sell 18 million shares out of its total 35.9 million shares in Phoenix.
Cambridge fat-burning drug maker Zafgen nabs USD45 million in Series E funding
Cambridge-based anti-obesity drug developer Zafgen Inc bagged another USD45 million in a Series E funding round today, bringing its total funding to date to USD114 million.
Private equity investors still bullish on Indian real estate - report
A report from Cushman & Wakefield revealed that the private equity industry is still optimistic on the Indian real estate market, with private equity deals in the sector increasing 26% in the first nine months of this year.
General Motors looks to sell stake in Ally Financial
General Motors Corporation LLC is looking to put up for sale the last of its holdings in Ally Financial Inc. via a private placement. Ally, GM's financing arm, is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering.
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Fondo Strategio Italiano, one of the bidders for a 20% stake in Versace, is willing to put in a bid valuing the Italian fashion house at EUR1.1 billion. Versace earlier said that it seeks a valuation of at least EUR1 billion.
China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd, the country's biggest bad debt manager, is set to raise $2.5 billion after pricing its Hong Kong IPO at the top of the marketing range, a source with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday.
Sydney-based Westfield Group agreed to acquire the 50% stake held by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the retail space of the World Trade Center site for USD 800 million.
Switzerland's Credit Suisse is selling its private customers business to German Bethmann Bank. Under the deal, Bethmann will take over Credit Suisse's 9,000 clients with EUR10 billion assets in Germany.
HomeAway, a Texas-based online marketplace for vacation rentals bought Stayz Group, the publisher of Stayz.com.au from Fairfax Digital in an all-cash deal worth USD 198 million.
In a 254-159 vote, the US House of Representatives passed a legislation exempting private equity firms from provisions in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Law. However, a similar action is not expected from the Democrat-dominated US Senate.
Clarity Health Services, a Seattle, Washington-based care coordination solutions provider for the healthcare industry, received USD 6.6 million funding from Columbia Pacific Advisors' Opportunity Fund.
The private equity owner of Applus+ has picked Morgan Stanley and UBS to oversee a stock market listing of the Spanish industrial testing firm, a person familiar with the matter said.
Russian businessman Alexei Khotin could make a takeover offer for London-listed Exillon Energy Plc, a company controlled by Khotin said, setting the stage for a possible bidding war with the oil producer's second-largest investor.
